Combined mop head and wringer.



J. S. OBRIEN.

COMBINED MOP HEAD AND WRINGER.

APPLIOATION IILED DEC. 16, 1909.

976,283. Patented Nov. 22, 1910.

W JSOBrien,

COMBINED M01? HEAD AND WBINGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 22, ioio.

Application filed December 16, 1909. Serial No. 533,420.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH S. OBRIEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Westfield, in the county of Hampden and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCombined Mop Heads and Wringers, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in mop-holders, and moreparticularly to a combination mop and wringer, the primary object of theinvention being to provide a generally improved device of this class, ofexceedingly simple, cheap, and efiicient construction, better adapted toits intended purposes than any other device of the same class with whichI am acquainted.

A further object of the invention is to provide simple and efficientmeans for holding and supporting the mop-holder in proper position abovethe scrub-bucket or receptacle during the mop-cloth wringing operation.

With the above mentioned and other ends in view, the invention consistsin the novel construction, arrangement, and combination of parts,hereinafter described, illustrated in one of its embodiments in theaccompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appendedclaims.

Referring to the drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure1, is a top plan view of the, improved mop-holder in its operativeposition, the mop supporting member or bar being longitudinally foldedand having its free end detachably carried beneath the mop-handle. Fig.2, a side ele vation of the same. Fig. 3, a side elevation of the same,the parts being shown in their mop-cloth wringing position, andsupported above the scrub-bucket by means of the improved mop-supportingmember or bar having its free end resting upon the floor and held inposition by the foot of the operator or user. Fig. 4, a detail view ofthe spring clamping device for detachably securing the free end of themop-supporting member or bar beneath the mop-handle;

Similar numerals of reference designate like parts throughout all thefigures of the drawings.

The improved mop-holder comprises a mop bearing-plate 1, carrying a pairof forwardly extending mop-arms 2, terminating at their forward or freeends in a loop-head 3, forming the mop-head proper. The moparms 2, areadapted to rest above the bearing-plate 1, and are pivotally secured tothe latter by means of inwardly extending bearing pintles t, taking intoand resting in suitable openings in upwardly extending flanged portions1, of the bearing-plate. The forward portion of the bearing-plate isprovided with upwardly extending flanges 1", adapted to rest outside ofthe mop-arms 2, and supporting the same and preventing lateraldisarrangement.

The bearing-plate 1, is adapted to rest upon the mop-cloth 5, in themopping operation as indicated most clearly in Fig. 2, of the drawings,and the bearing-plate 1, together with the attached mop-arms 2, andloop-head 3, are carried and supported by a pair of supporting arms 6,provided at their forward ends with laterally extending bear-.

ing pintles 7, taking into and resting within suitable bearing openingsin upwardly ex tending bearing-ears or lugs 1. The rear ends of thesupporting arms 6, are secured to and carried by a handle-sleeve 8, saidsleeve, in the present instance, being provided with upwardly extendingand diverging supporting lugs or arms 9, for the purpose of givingsufiicient clearance for the revoluble loop-head in the wringingoperation as hereinafter described.

The mop-handle 10, is revolubly mounted in the sleeve 8, and is securedtherein as against longitudinal movement by means of bearing-collars 11,at the ends of the sleeve. The lower end of the mophandle 10, is provided with a loop-head 12, preferably of the open type as shown, saidloop-head engaging one end of the mopcloth and carrying the same beneaththe mop-bearing-plate 1, in the mopping operation as indicated in Figs.1, and 2, of the drawings.

As a means for supporting the mop-holder above the scrub-pail orreceptacle 13, during the mop-cloth wringing operation performed by therevolution or twisting of the mophandle in a well known manner, a mopsupporting member or bar 14:, is pivotally secured to the handle-sleeve8, as by means of bearing-lugs 8 and a pivot-pin or key S", as shown,said mop supporting member or bar 14:, being preferably provided at itsfree end with a foot-loop 1 1 adapted to rest upon and be secured to thefloor by the foot of the operator or user, as shown in Fig. 3, of thedrawings. When it is desired to use the mop-holder in the moppingoperation, the mop supporting member or bar is longitudinally folded anddetachably carried beneath the mop-handle as illustrated in Figs. 1, and2, of the drawings. The means for detachably securing the mop supportingmember or bar beneath the mop-handle may comprise, a pair of cooperatingspring clamping members 15, suitably secured to the mop handle andadapted to receiveand contain the free or looped portion of the mopsupporting member or bar, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

From thexforegoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the operation and advantagesof my invention willbe'readily understood.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire'to secure byLetters Patent is, V

1. In a mop-holder, a handle sleeve carrying a loop-head, a handlemounted in said sleeve, a revoluble mop support oarriedby the handle,saidmop support and said loop head being adapted to support a'm'opcloth, a support pivotally connected to said sleeve andadaptedto foldagainst'said handle, and means adapted to hold said support in itsfolded position.

7 2. In a mop-holder, a handle-sleeve provided with a loop-head, ahandle mounted in said sleeve, "a revoluble head adapted to carry an endof the mop-cloth and to cooperate with said loop-head in the wringingoperation, and a supporting-bar pivotally secured to said sleeve andprovided with a foot-loop adapted to be secured upon the floor by thefoot whereby the mop-holder is held above the scrub receptacle duringthe mop-cloth wringing operation.

3. A mop-holder, comprising a bearingplate, arms secured above saidbe'aring plate and terminatingat their free ends in a loophe'a'cl, ahandle-sleeve provided with supporting-arms. pivotally secured to andadapted to support said bearing-plate, and a revoluble mop-handle insaid sleeve and provided with a loop-head carrying the mop-cloth beneathsaidbearing-plate and first mentioned arms.

In testimony whereof I have a-lfiXed my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

JOSEPH S. OBRIEN.

Witnesses:

THOMAS F. DALEY, JOHN J. MoDERMoTT.

